Craft fair all packed up and off home. Really picked up mid afternoon and had good, fun day.

business very slow but guessing may pick up after lunchtime.

my first craft fair of the year at horse and jockey in chorlton, 10 til 4. Come see!

Just a quick note to say that tomorrow I’ll be up bright and early as I got a cancellation place to sell at a local craft fair.

The Horse and Jockeyin Chorlton, South Manchester, started a monthly craft fair a few months ago and after being a customer at Christmas time I’ll now be a seller!!

So if you’re free and need some treats for your valentine, or even better for yourself, come along between 10.00am and 4.00pm!

I know several people who mark the start of a new year with a new project.  Some learn a new skill, others aim to do something creative ever day, Caveman and others we know are are doing a self portrait photograph each week, for example on Flickr in 52 Weeks. 

So, what am I doing?  Well, nothing!  Then I found something that made me stop and think ‘I could do that’, kind of!

I’ve heard of Meet Me At Mikes many times but never looked at it.  When I did look at it for the first time yesterday I found A Granny A Day! Genius!

Pip is making a granny square every day of  the year.  Wow, I thought, that’s some commitment.  They are quick to make but one every single day?  One a week would be a bit more realistic for me, so that’s my plan.  Not just an ickle granny square though, I’m going to try to make a 6inch square every week to learn a new pattern or skill. 

I don’t have a grandmother myself, having lost one nearly 6 years ago and one before I was born, but by the end of this year I plan to have 52 of them.

It is now week 4 of 2010 so I have a little bit of catching up to do, but its early enough in the year to get it done, I’m sure.

Look out for weekly posts called ‘Granny No #’ from now until the end of the year and if you think I’m slipping, give me a nudge!

I LOVE sweeties.  And my favourite sweeties in the whole wide world are so luscious, decadent and indulgent that when I have a box of them I only eat one a week to eek them out.

Charbonel et Walker Rose and Violet Creams are the best, but embarrassingly expensive.  Every now and then I am given some as a present and I have to admit that once I even bought myself a box, which is the absolute height of indulgence.   They do, strangely, taste of flowers.  Not that I’ve ever eaten flowers, but how they would taste from the smell.

Imagine then my delight when I was given this jar of Carluccio’s Italian Rose and Violet Drops for Christmas.  All the flavour and taste of my favourite chocolates in a jar containing 100’s of them.  Why did I not know of these before now?  I get the flowery, sweet taste again and again and again without the guilt of them costing about £1.00 per bite!  And I don’t mind that there’s no chocolate on them!

So this evening I’ve got my PJ’s and fluffy socks on, I’m crocheting and I’m eating rose and violet drops.  I would offer you one but they’re mine, all mine!